Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 14 Mar 2019
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"The state pension age reform is focused on maintaining the right balance between sustainability of the state pension and fairness between generations in the face of demographic change. Without equalisation, women would be expected to spend an average of more than 40% of their adult lives receiving the state pension...."Justin Tomlinson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 14 Mar 2019
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"I thank the hon. Lady for raising that issue. It has been well debated, and additional transitional arrangements have been introduced. One development that we should all welcome is that since 1994, the rate of pensioner poverty has fallen faster for females than for males...."Justin Tomlinson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 14 Mar 2019
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"That is exactly why we have continued to deliver the triple lock. We recently announced a £3 billion uprating, and 80% of women reaching state pension age before 2030 will be better off by an average of £550 a year under the new arrangements...."Justin Tomlinson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 14 Mar 2019
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"That, too, is an issue that has been debated extensively in a number of Parliaments, and it has been encountered by Governments of all political persuasions. On our watch, we redoubled efforts to ensure that there was the maximum amount of communication so that people could make informed decisions...."Justin Tomlinson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 14 Mar 2019
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"There has been an impact assessment all the way through. If the hon. Gentleman highlights a good group, I am sure that the Minister with responsibility for pensions would be delighted to meet its representatives...."Justin Tomlinson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 14 Mar 2019
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"As has been extensively covered in several debates, we have allocated an additional £1.1 billion of transitional support. The recent uprating order included an additional £3 billion to support the uprating of the state pension, and we will continue to support pensioners of all genders...."Justin Tomlinson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 20 Dec 2018
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"Fear not, Mr Speaker: I will not sing my answer and ruin the festive spirit.
The subject raised by the hon. Gentleman has been debated extensively and we have already put in place an additional £1.1 billion-worth of transitional arrangements. Despite the fact that a retired female would expect to …..."Justin Tomlinson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 20 Dec 2018
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"I have met Women’s Aid three times in the past month, as well as Refuge and ManKind, as we are looking to improve the support available through universal credit, based on the three key principles. The first is identifying people, whereby those organisations are helping directly to sort out training …..."Justin Tomlinson - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 2nd May 2018
Asked by:
Justin Tomlinson (Conservative - North Swindon)
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to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he is taking to attract foreign direct investment to the UK; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Graham Stuart
The Department for International Trade’s Foreign Direct Investment strategy will ensure Government support is focused where it is most valued by investors and in a way that will maximise wealth creation across the whole of the UK.
We have changed our measure of performance from simply measuring project volumes to measuring economic impact.
Our growing portfolio of ‘High Potential Opportunities’ will promote emerging sector clusters, supply chain gaps and other investment opportunities with high potential to deliver economic benefits across the whole of the UK.
We continue to work closely with Government colleagues strengthening the attractiveness of the UK business environment for foreign investment.
Written Question
Thursday 1st March 2018
Asked by:
Justin Tomlinson (Conservative - North Swindon)
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to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he is taking to retain existing trade agreements with non-EU countries after the UK leaves the EU.
Answered by Greg Hands
As a priority, we are currently working with the EU and partner countries to ensure continuity of the effects of EU trade agreements with non-EU countries during the Implementation Period.
Alongside these discussions, we have engaged with over 70 countries to ensure continuity of trading arrangements beyond the Implementation Period and all partner countries have agreed to work with us to ensure continuity. This is a technical exercise to replicate the effects of current trade agreements.